Bull & Bush Man Beer

Brewed by Bull & Bush Pub & Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Denver, Colorado USA

Date: 10/12/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

crystal clear amber, creamy off white head, sheets of thick lace, light sweet crystal malt aroma with citrus grapefruit rind character, creamy body, lots of creamy citrus hop flavor, good sweet crystal and caramel, light balancing bitterness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

1. On Tap at the Falling Rock Tap House, Denver 02/10/2005 Amber coloured and hoppy with some alcohol present. Fruit flavour. Crisp finish. 2. Cask Handpump at the Falling Rock Tap House, Denver 02/10/2005 Amber coloured smooth on the palate and hoppy. Crisp on the palate with a slightly bitter finish.

(cask/ Man IPA) Dull amber-orange, slight haze; yellowish, quite reasonable head. Flowery nose, hoppy, bread dough. Spice-flavoured bread, notes of ginger, plenty of (British) hops, orangezest, nearly tart. Medium bodied, long peppery aftertaste. A relief from the other super-dull B&B beers tasted.

Cash at the Falling Rock, Denver, GABF 2003. Slightly cloudy amber appearance. Roasty wood, vanilla, and nutty hop aroma. Nutty, roasted wood. Good overall spectrum of flavor, robust, and subtly woodish. Nice, but not a typical US IPA. Lacking just a little bit in the body.

Draught. Body is light amber. Aroma is lightly malty (cookie), lightly hoppy (grapefruit, flowers), with a note of diacetyl. Flavor is moderately sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, velvety/creamy texture, lively carbonation. Doesn't do much for me; light uninteresting aroma and citric flavor. Nice mouthfeel though.

Orange-grapefruit-citrus hop nose with toasty underlying malt character. Clear, deep golden body with a large bubbled, white head that recedes to thin ring. Citrus hops are up front in the flavour also with some floral notes and moderately strong bitterness. Sweetness and fruity esters are more apparent in the aftertaste. Light body with fairly strong, aggressive carbonation. Sampled at GABF 2005.

GABF 2006: Clear light amber color with an off-white head. Big diacetyl aroma almost completely hides the hops. Sweet and hoppy flavor had a good balance. Mild bitterness on the finish.

On tap at Falling Rock Taphouse, 4/15/06: Orange-red with a sticky sided head. Almost spicey and heavy-handed. If an orange was sour, it would taste like this. Wonderful brew with little aroma.